seldsameaardmetaal

Compound of seldsame (“rare”) + aard (“earth”) + metaal.

rare earth element
rare earth element#English

rare earth metal
rare earth metal#English

(inorganic chemistry) rare earth element; rare earth metal


radioaktiewe element

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radioaktiewe element (plural radioaktiewe elemente)

(physics) radioactive element; Synonym of radioëlement


radioaktief

af-adj

radioaktief (attributive radioaktiewe, comparative meer radioaktief, superlative mees radioaktiewe or radioaktiefste)

radioaktiewe (attributive)
meer radioaktief (comparative)
mees radioaktiewe (superlative)
radioaktiefste (superlative)

From Dutch radioactief, equivalent to radio- + aktief.


aktin-

actin-; Alternative form of aktino- (“actino-”).


radioaktiwiteit

From Dutch radioactiviteit, equivalent to radio- + aktiwiteit (“activity”).


aardalkalimetaal

Compound of aardalkali (“alkaline earth”) + metaal.

alkaline earth metal
alkaline earth metal#English

(inorganic chemistry) alkaline earth metal


aard-

terrestrial; related to or pertaining to the Earth


apteker

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apteker (plural aptekers, diminutive aptekertjie)

aptekers (plural)
aptekertjie (diminutive)

From Dutch apotheker, equivalent to apteek + -er.

(pharmacy) pharmacist; chemist (professional who dispenses prescription drugs)


farmaseut

(pharmacy, academic) pharmacist (one who studies pharmacy)


farmaseuties

af-adj

farmaseuties (attributive farmaseutiese, not comparable)


farmasie

pharmacy (the science of medical substances)


herverkiesing

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herverkiesing (plural herverkiesings or herverkiesinge, diminutive herverkiesinkie)

herverkiesings (plural)
herverkiesinge (plural)
herverkiesinkie (diminutive)


lyfvlegter

Compound of lyf (“body”) + vleg (“to braid, to twist”) + -er.

af

Die mense is so talentvol: lyfvlegters, messegooiers en goëlaars – mense wat balle op hul koppe balanseer en net ronddans.

2019 March 28, “V & A met Nico”, in Huisgenoot:

The people are so talented: contortionists, knifethrowers and magicians – people who balance balls on their heads and just dance around.


Pistorius

From Dutch Pistorius, from Latin Pistorius, from pistor. A latinized surname for a baker or miller.

Pistorius: a surname originating as an occupation


Blomkamp

From Dutch Blomkamp. Analyzable as blom (“flower”) + kamp (“camp”).

Blomkamp: a surname from Dutch, equivalent to English Bloomfield


wagwoord

From Dutch wachtwoord. Equivalent to wag (“guard”) + woord (“word”).


onnie

(colloquial) teacher; a person who teaches


skatkis

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skatkis (plural skatkisse, diminutive skatkissie)

skatkisse (plural)
skatkissie (diminutive)

From Dutch schatkist. Equivalent to skat + kis.


seekat

seekat (plural seekatte, diminutive seekatjie)

seekatte (plural)
seekatjie (diminutive)

From Dutch zeekat. Equivalent to see + kat.


liedjieskrywer

From liedjie (“song”) + skrywer (“writer”).


maatskappy

maatskappy (plural maatskappye, diminutive maatskapytjie)

maatskappye (plural)
maatskapytjie (diminutive)


besigheid

besigheid (plural besighede, diminutive besigheidjie)

besighede (plural)
besigheidjie (diminutive)


prakties

From Dutch praktisch, from German praktisch, from Late Latin practicus.


verpleër

verpleër (plural verpleërs, diminutive verplieërtjie, feminine verpleegster)

verpleërs (plural)
verplieërtjie (diminutive)
verpleegster (feminine)

Inherited from Dutch verpleger, equivalent to verpleeg + -er.


agtergrond

From Dutch achtergrond. Equivalent to agter + grond.


beurtkrag

load shedding (process by which an electric utility cuts power to some customers in response to a shortage)


maroela

maroela (plural maroelas, diminutive maroelatjie)

maroelas (plural)
maroelatjie (diminutive)

From Tswana morula (“marula tree”), or from a closely related language.

marula; a medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea


dubbelkamer

From dubbel (“double”) + kamer (“room”).


kosblik

Compound of kos (“food”) + blik (“tin”).

lunchbox (a container for transporting meals)


roofkopie

intellectual property
intellectual property

copy of content the former of which has been obtained under violation of intellectual property rights


ystervarkie

From ystervarkie, due to the resemblance of the confection to a small porcupine.

lamington; a small sponge cake square dipped in chocolate and rolled in desiccated coconut


partykeer

Compound of party (“some, a few”) + keer (“time”).


aalweeagtig

af-adj

aalweeagtig (attributive aalweeagtige, not comparable)


aalwynagtig

aalwynagtig (attributive aalwynagtige, not comparable)


alwyn

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alwyn (plural alwyne, diminutive alwyntjie)

Arising from the shortening of the initial long vowel.


inkus

Nativised spelling of incus, from Latin incūs (“anvil”).


smeeblok

smeeblok (plural smeeblokke, diminutive smeeblokkie)

smeeblokke (plural)
smeeblokkie (diminutive)


ossikel

(anatomy) ossicle (any small bone or bony structure)


hamerbeentjie

Compound of hamer + beentjie (“small bone”)

(anatomy) Synonym of hamer (a small bone in the middle ear)


gehoorbeentjie

Compound of gehoor (“hearing”) + beentjie (“small bone”).

compound

auditory ossicle
auditory ossicle#English

(anatomy) auditory ossicle; one of the three ossicles found inside the middle ear


gehoorstuk

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gehoorstuk (plural gehoorstukke, diminutive gehoorstukkie)

gehoorstukke (plural)
gehoorstukkie (diminutive)

Compound of gehoor (“hearing”) + stuk (“part”).


stiebeuel

stiebeuel (plural stiebeuels, diminutive stiebeueltjie)

stiebeuels (plural)
stiebeueltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch stiebeugel, a spelling variant of stijgbeugel from Flanders.

(equestrianism) stirrup; a footrest for a rider hanging from the saddle

(anatomy) stirrup, stapes; a small stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear


Weens

af-adj

Weens (attributive Weense, not comparable)

From Dutch Weens, equivalent to Wene + -s.

Viennese; of, from or pertaining to Vienna


asseblief tog

Ag, asseblief tog! Moet jy nou rêrig?

please; an expression of annoyance or impatience


seblief

(informal, colloquial) Alternative form of asseblief


Wene

From Dutch Wenen, from Middle Dutch Wene, from Italian Vienna or French Vienne.


by voorbeeld

(dated, nonstandard) Alternative form of byvoorbeeld


Wener

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Wener (plural Weners, diminutive Wenertjie)

From Dutch Wener, equivalent to Wene + -er.

Viennese; an inhabitant of Vienna, the capital city of Austria


kopbeen

kopbeen (plural kopbene, diminutive kopbeentjie)

kopbene (plural)
kopbeentjie (diminutive)


vingerfout

vingerfout (plural vingerfoute, diminutive vingerfoutjie)

vingerfoute (plural)
vingerfoutjie (diminutive)

Compound of vinger (“finger”) + fout (“mistake, error”).

compound

typographical error
typographical error#English


tegnies

af-adj

tegnies (attributive tegniese, comparative tegnieser, superlative tegniesste)

tegniese (attributive)
tegnieser (comparative)
tegniesste (superlative)


stokperdjie

Compound of stok (“wooden rod, stick”) + perd (“horse”) + -jie.

compound

hobby (an activity enjoyed in one's spare time)

hobby horse
hobby horse#English:_child's_toy

(figuratively) hobby horse (topic about which someone loves to talk)


handspraak

Compound of hand + spraak (“speech, language”).


blommespraak

Compound of blomme (“flowers”) + spraak (“speech, language”).


blommetaal

Compound of blomme (“flowers”) + taal (“language”).

language of flowers
language of flowers#English


blomtaal

Compound of blom (“flower”) + taal (“language”).


alleenspraak

Inherited from Dutch alleenspraak, equivalent to alleen (“alone”) + spraak (“speech”).


spraakloos

af-adj

spraakloos (attributive spraaklose, not comparable)

From spraak (“speech”) + -loos (“less”).


fokkol

Fokkol regkry (nie)


fokkol

hy bekommer oor fokkol

hulle het fokkol geëet voor die kuier

they ate fuck all before the get-together


fokkol

Ek steur my fokkol aan jou

Die medikasie help fokkol

not in the least
not in the least#English


fokkol

Dis einde van die maand, so ek het fokkol geld

It's end of the month, so I've got fuck all money


aalagtig

aalagtig (attributive aalagtige, comparative aalagtiger, superlative aalagtigste)

aalagtige (attributive)
aalagtiger (comparative)
aalagtigste (superlative)


aalpastei

[ˈɑːlpəsˌtɛi̯]


spraakterapeut

Compound of spraak + terapeut (“therapist”).

speech therapist
speech therapist#English


spraakverlies

Compound of spraak (“speech”) + verlies (“loss”)


spraakterapie

(countable) speech therapy technique or method


spraakheelkunde

Compound of spraak + heelkunde (“medicine, surgery”).

compound

(dated) Synonym of spraakterapie (“speech therapy”)


afaties

af-adj

afaties (attributive afatiese, not comparable)


woordblindheid

Compound of woord (“word”) + blindheid (“blindness”).

compound

(psychiatry) Synonym of aleksie (“alexia”)


spraaksaam

af-adj

spraaksaam (attributive spraaksame, comparative spraaksamer, superlative spraaksaamste)

spraaksame (attributive)
spraaksamer (comparative)
spraaksaamste (superlative)

Inherited from Dutch spraakzaam, equivalent to spraak + -saam.


leesblindheid

Compound of lees (“reading”) + blindheid (“blindness”).


amnestiese afasie

(pathology) amnesic aphasia; anomic aphasia; dysnomia


herinneringsafasie

Compound of herinnering (“memory”) + -s- + afasie (“aphasia”)

amnestiese afasie
amnestiese afasie#Afrikaans

(pathology) Synonym of amnestiese afasie


woorddoofheid

Compound of woord (“word”) + doofheid (“deafness”).


sensoriese afasie

Wernicke se afasie
Wernicke se afasie#Afrikaans

(pathology) Synonym of Wernicke se afasie


gehoorafasie

Compound of gehoor (“hearing”) + afasie (“aphasia”).

Wernicke's aphasia
Wernicke's aphasia#English

(pathology) any form of Wernicke's aphasia affecting comprehension of spoken language, as opposed to written language


Wernicke se afasie

receptive aphasia
receptive aphasia#English

(pathology) Wernicke's aphasia; sensory aphasia; receptive aphasia


Broca se afasie

expressive aphasia
expressive aphasia#English

(pathology) Broca's aphasia; expressive aphasia


redaktrise

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redaktrise (plural redaktrises, diminutive redaktrisetjie, masculine redakteur)

redaktrises (plural)
redaktrisetjie (diminutive)
redakteur (masculine)

Inherited from Dutch redactrice, from French rédactrice, equivalent to redigeer + -ise.


redakteur

redakteur (plural redakteurs or redakteure, diminutive redakteurtjie, feminine redaktrise)

redakteurs (plural)
redakteure (plural)
redakteurtjie (diminutive)
redaktrise (feminine)

Inherited from Dutch redacteur, from French rédacteur, equivalent to redigeer + -eur.


motories

af-adj

motories (attributive motoriese, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch motorisch, equivalent to motor + -ies.

motoriese senuwee

(biology) motor, motoric (relating to motor faculties and the ability to move)

die koms van die sensusmanne word as die motoriese moment van Fiela se Kind gesien

the arrival of the census takers is seen as the catalytic moment in Fiela se Kind

(literature, drama) inciting; catalytic; pertaining to an action that sets the successive conflict into motion


nou die dag

ons het net nou die dag 'n nuwe een gekoop.

(idiomatic) the other day; recently; a few days ago.


-saam

Inherited from Dutch -zaam, from Middle Dutch -sam, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, from *samaz (“same”). Cognate with English -some, German -sam, Old Norse -samr.

selde (“rarely”) + -saam → seldsaam (“rare”)

spraak (“speech”) + -saam → spraaksaam (“talkative”)

spaar (“to save”) + -saam → spaarsaam (“frugal”)

Used to form adjectives of the base word's quality; compare English -able, English -some.


kossak

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kossak (plural kossakke, diminutive kossakkie)

kossakke (plural)
kossakkie (diminutive)

food bag, lunch bag (a bag, pouch or similar item for transporting a meal)


hertzoggie

Named after South African general J. B. M. Hertzog.

named-after

hertzoggie; an apricot jam-filled, coconut-topped tartlet


maroelavrug

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maroelavrug (plural maroelavrugte, diminutive maroelavruggie)

maroelavrugte (plural)
maroelavruggie (diminutive)


maroelaboom

maroelaboom (plural maroelabome, diminutive maroelaboompie)

maroelabome (plural)
maroelaboompie (diminutive)


smutsie

smutsie; a type of apricot jam-filled tartlet


pylstert

pylstert (plural pylsterte, diminutive pylstertjie)

pylsterte (plural)
pylstertjie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch pijlstaart, equivalent to pyl (“arrow”) + stert (“tail”).

a tail resembling an arrow or an arrowhead

northern pintail
northern pintail#English

northern pintail (duck of the species Anas acuta)

shaft-tailed whydah
shaft-tailed whydah#English

shaft-tailed whydah, queen whydah (bird of the species Vidua regia)


pylstert

Compound of pyl (“arrow”) + stert (“tail”).

the tail or rear of an arrow, including nock and fletching


karmosyn

af-adj

karmosyn (attributive karmosyn or karmosyne, comparative karmosyner, superlative karmosynste)

karmosyn (attributive)
karmosyne (attributive)
karmosyner (comparative)
karmosynste (superlative)

From Dutch karmozijn, from Middle French cramoisin, from Old French cramoisin, from Latin carmesinus, a variant of carminus, from Arabic قرمزي (qirmizi), a derived form of قرمز (qirmiz).


karmosyn

af-verb

karmosyn (present karmosyn, present participle karmosynende, past participle gekarmosyn)

karmosyn (present)
karmosynende (participle present)
gekarmosyn (participle past)

(intransitive, rare) to crimson (to become crimson-coloured)


Algeries

af-adj

Algeries (attributive Algeriese, not comparable)


Beninees

Beninees (attributive Beninese, not comparable)

Beninese (of, from, or pertaining to Benin or the Beninese people)


Beninees

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Beninees (plural Beninese, diminutive Beninesie)

Beninese (plural)
Beninesie (diminutive)

Beninese (person from Benin or of Beninese descent)


Namibies

af-adj

Namibies (attributive Namibiese, not comparable)


Algeryns

Algeryns (attributive Algerynse, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Algerijns, equivalent to Algeryn + -s.


Burkinies

Burkinies (attributive Burkiniese, not comparable)

From the first part of Burkina Faso + -ies.


Burkiniër

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Burkiniër (plural Burkiniërs, diminutive Burkiniërtjie)

Burkiniërs (plural)
Burkiniërtjie (diminutive)

From the first part of Burkina Faso + -er.


Burundies

af-adj

Burundies (attributive Burundiese, not comparable)


Burundiër

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Burundiër (plural Burundiërs, diminutive Burundiërtjie)

Burundiërs (plural)
Burundiërtjie (diminutive)


Burkinees

af-adj

Burkinees (attributive Burkinese, not comparable)

From the first part of Burkina Faso + -ees.

Burkinese; Burkinabe; Voltaic (of, from, or pertaining to Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe people or the Burkinabe language)


Burkinees

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Burkinees (plural Burkinese, diminutive Burkinesie)

Burkinese (plural)
Burkinesie (diminutive)

Burkinese; Burkinabe (person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent)


Burundees

af-adj

Burundees (attributive Burundese, not comparable)

Burundian (of, from, or pertaining to Burundi or the Burundian people)


Burundees

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Burundees (plural Burundese, diminutive Burundesie)

Burundese (plural)
Burundesie (diminutive)

Burundian (person from Burundi or of Burundian descent)


sonbesie

son (“sun”) + besie (“bug”), from Dutch beestje, the diminutive of Dutch beest. Compare lieweheersbesie (“ladybug”).


skree

af-verb

skree (present skree, present participle skreeënde, past participle geskree)

skree (present)
skreeënde (participle present)
geskree (participle past)

From Dutch schreeuwen, from Middle Dutch schrêwen, from Old Dutch *skrēwon, from Proto-Germanic *skraiwōną. Related to Dutch schreien, from Middle Dutch schrien, from Old Dutch *scrīan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīan, from Proto-Germanic *skrīaną.

Hy het soos 'n meisie geskree toe die baksteen op sy toon geval het.

He shouted like a girl when the brick fell on his toe.

Die babatjie skree verskriklik.

'n Jakkals skree in die nag.

(animal sound) to make a sound made by jackals, kiewiets or cicadas.


Djiboeti

Djibouti (a country in East Africa)
Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti)


beskryf

beskryf (present beskryf, present participle beskrywende, past participle gebeskryf)

beskryf (present)
beskrywende (participle present)
gebeskryf (participle past)

From Dutch beschrijven, from Middle Dutch beschriven. Equivalent to be- + skryf.


Djiboeties

af-adj

Djiboeties (attributive Djiboetiese, not comparable)


Comoraan

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Comoraan (plural Comorane, diminutive Comoraantjie)

Comorane (plural)
Comoraantjie (diminutive)

Comorian; Comoran (person from the Comoros or of Comorian descent)


Djiboetiër

Djiboetiër (plural Djiboetiërs, diminutive Djiboetiërtjie)

Djiboetiërs (plural)
Djiboetiërtjie (diminutive)

Djiboutian (person from Djibouti or of Djiboutian descent)


Comore-eilande

Synonym of Comore: Comoro Islands, Comoros (A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa)


Eritreër

Eritreër (plural Eritreërs, diminutive Eritreërtjie)

Eritreërs (plural)
Eritreërtjie (diminutive)

Eritrean (person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent)


Comoraans

af-adj

Comoraans (attributive Comoraanse, not comparable)

Comorian; Comoran (of, from, or pertaining to the Comoros, the Comorian people or the Comorian language)


Comoraans

Comorian (the language of the islands of the Comoros)


Etiopies

Etiopies (attributive Etiopiese, not comparable)


Etiopiër

head

Etiopiër (plural Etiopiërs, diminutive Etiopiërtjie)

Etiopiërs (plural)
Etiopiërtjie (diminutive)


Ethiopies

af-adj

Ethiopies (attributive Ethiopiese, not comparable)


Ekwatoriaal-Guineër

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Ekwatoriaal-Guineër (plural Ekwatoriaal-Guineërs, diminutive Ekwatoriaal-Guineërtjie)

Ekwatoriaal-Guineërs (plural)
Ekwatoriaal-Guineërtjie (diminutive)

Equatorial Guinean
Equatorial Guinean#English

Equatorial Guinean (person from Equatorial Guinea or of Equatorial Guinean descent)


Egipties

Inherited from Dutch Egyptisch, equivalent to Egipte + -ies.

Egyptian (a language used in Ancient Egypt)


Egipties

af-adj

Egipties (attributive Egiptiese, not comparable)

Egyptian (of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language)


Ekwatoriaal-Guinees

Ekwatoriaal-Guinees (attributive Ekwatoriaal-Guinese, not comparable)


Taiwans

Taiwans (attributive Taiwanse, not comparable)

Taiwanese (of, from, or pertaining to the country of Taiwan, the island of Taiwan or the Taiwanese people)


pyn in die nek

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pyn in die nek (plural [please provide])


die Here se werk

Dankie man, jy doen regtig die Here se werk.

Thanks man, you are really doing the Lord's work.


Ivoriaans

af-adj

Ivoriaans (attributive Ivoriaanse, not comparable)


Ivoorkusser

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Ivoorkusser (plural Ivoorkussers, diminutive Ivoorkussertjie)

Ivoorkussers (plural)
Ivoorkussertjie (diminutive)

Ivorian; Côte d'Ivoirian (person from Côte d'Ivoire or of Ivorian descent)


Gaboens

af-adj

Gaboens (attributive Gaboense, not comparable)


Ivoriaan

head

Ivoriaan (plural Ivoriane, diminutive Ivoriaantjie)

Ivoriane (plural)
Ivoriaantjie (diminutive)


Gaboenees

af-adj

Gaboenees (attributive Gaboenese, not comparable)

Gabonese (of, from, or pertaining to Gabon or the Gabonese people)


Gaboenees

head

Gaboenees (plural Gaboenese, diminutive Gaboenesie)

Gaboenese (plural)
Gaboenesie (diminutive)

Gabonese (person from Gabon or of Gabonese descent)


Gambies

af-adj

Gambies (attributive Gambiese, not comparable)


Guinees

Guinees (attributive Guinese, not comparable)

Guinean (of, from, or pertaining to Guinea or the Guinean people)


Guineër

head

Guineër (plural Guineërs, diminutive Guineërtjie)

Guineërs (plural)
Guineërtjie (diminutive)

Guinean (person from Guinea or of Guinean descent)


Guinee-Bissaus

af-adj

Guinee-Bissaus (attributive Guinee-Bissause, not comparable)

Guinea-Bissauan; Bissau-Guinean; Guinean (of, from, or pertaining to Guinea-Bissau)


Keniaans

Keniaans (attributive Keniaanse, not comparable)


Guinee-Bissauer

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Guinee-Bissauer (plural Guinee-Bissauers, diminutive Guinee-Bissauertjie)

Guinee-Bissauers (plural)
Guinee-Bissauertjie (diminutive)

Guinea-Bissauan; Bissau-Guinean (person from Guinea-Bissau or of Guinea-Bissauan descent)


Kameroener

Kameroener (plural Kameroeners, diminutive Kameroenertjie)

Kameroeners (plural)
Kameroenertjie (diminutive)

Cameroonian (person from Cameroon or of Cameroonian descent)


Kameroens

af-adj

Kameroens (attributive Kameroense, not comparable)


Nigerië

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger; capital: Abuja)


Nigeriër

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Nigeriër (plural Nigeriërs, diminutive Nigeriërtjie)

Nigeriërs (plural)
Nigeriërtjie (diminutive)

Nigerian (person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent)


Kaap Verde

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa; capital: Praia)


Kaap Verdies

af-adj

Kaap Verdies (attributive Kaap Verdiese, not comparable)

Cape Verdean (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, the Cape Verdean people or the Cape Verdean language)


Kaap Verdies

Cape Verdean Creole
Cape Verdean Creole#Afrikaans


Kaap Verdiër

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Kaap Verdiër (plural Kaap Verdiërs, diminutive Kaap Verdiërtjie)

Kaap Verdiërs (plural)
Kaap Verdiërtjie (diminutive)

Cape Verdean (person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent)


Liberies

af-adj

Liberies (attributive Liberiese, not comparable)


Liberiër

head

Liberiër (plural Liberiërs, diminutive Liberiërtjie)

Liberiërs (plural)
Liberiërtjie (diminutive)

Liberian (person from Liberia or of Liberian descent)


Liberië

Liberia (a country in West Africa; capital: Monrovia)


Libiër

Libiër (plural Libiërs, diminutive Liberiërtjie)

Libiërs (plural)
Liberiërtjie (diminutive)

Libyan (person from Libya or of Libyan descent)


Malgassi

(language) Alternative form of Malagassi


Libies

af-adj

Libies (attributive Libiese, not comparable)


Malagassi

(language, dated and uncommon) Synonym of Malgassies


Madagaskars

Madagaskars (attributive Madagaskarse, not comparable)

Malagasy; Madagascan (of, from, or pertaining to Madagascar, the Malagasy people or the Malagasy language)


Malagassies

(language) Alternative form of Malgassies


Malagassies

Malagassies (attributive Malagassiese, not comparable)

(uncommon) Alternative form of Malgassies


Malawies

Malawies (attributive Malawiese, not comparable)


Malinees

Malinees (attributive Malinese, not comparable)

Malian (of, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people)


Malinees

head

Malinees (plural Malinese, diminutive Malinesie)

Malinese (plural)
Malinesie (diminutive)

Malian (person from Mali or of Malian descent)


innovatief

af-adj

innovatief (attributive innovatiewe, comparative innovatiewer, superlative innovatiefste)

innovatiewe (attributive)
innovatiewer (comparative)
innovatiefste (superlative)


Seychelle

Seychelles (an archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean; capital: Victoria)


Kanadees

Kanadees (attributive Kanadese, not comparable)

Canadian (of, from, or pertaining to Canada or the Canadian people)


Kanadees

head

Kanadees (plural Kanadese, diminutive Kanadesie)

Kanadese (plural)
Kanadesie (diminutive)

Canadian (person from Canada or of Canadian descent)


Seychellees

af-adj

Seychellees (attributive Seychellese, not comparable)

Seychellois (of, from, or pertaining to the Seychelles)


Seychellees

head

Seychellees (plural Seychellese, diminutive Seychellesie)

Seychellese (plural)
Seychellesie (diminutive)

Seychellois (person from the Seychelles or of Seychellois descent)


Rwandees

af-adj

Rwandees (attributive Rwandese, not comparable)

Rwandan (of, from, or pertaining to Rwanda, the Rwandan people or the Rwandan language)


Rwandees

head

Rwandees (plural Rwandese, diminutive Rwandesie)

Rwandese (plural)
Rwandesie (diminutive)

Rwandan (person from Rwanda or of Rwandan descent)


Rwandees

Rwandan; Kinyarwanda (language spoken in Rwanda)


Zimbabwiër

Zimbabwiër (plural Zimbabwiërs, diminutive Zimbabwiërtjie)

Zimbabwiërs (plural)
Zimbabwiërtjie (diminutive)

Zimbabwean (person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent)


Mosambieks

af-adj

Mosambieks (attributive Mosambiekse, not comparable)


Mauritiaans

Mauritiaans (attributive Mauritiaanse, not comparable)

Mauritian (of, from, or pertaining to Mauritius or the Mauritian people)


Somalies

Somalies (attributive Somaliese, not comparable)

Somali (of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or the Somali language)


Somalies

Somali (language spoken in Somalia and eastern Ethiopia)


Mauritaniër

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Mauritaniër (plural Mauritaniërs, diminutive Mauritaniërtjie)

Mauritaniërs (plural)
Mauritaniërtjie (diminutive)

Mauritanian (person from Mauritania or of Mauritanian descent)


Mauritanies

af-adj

Mauritanies (attributive Mauritaniese, not comparable)

Mauritanian (of, from, or pertaining to Mauritania or the Mauritanian people)


Mauritiër

head

Mauritiër (plural Mauritiërs, diminutive Mauritiërtjie)

Mauritiërs (plural)
Mauritiërtjie (diminutive)

Mauritian (person from Mauritius or of Mauritian descent)


Mauritiaan

Mauritiaan (plural Mauritiane, diminutive Mauritiaantjie)

Mauritiane (plural)
Mauritiaantjie (diminutive)


Mbombela

Mbombela (the capital city of Mpumalanga, South Africa)


Zimbabwies

af-adj

Zimbabwies (attributive Zimbabwiese, not comparable)


Zambies

Zambies (attributive Zambiese, not comparable)


Tunisies

Tunisies (attributive Tunisiese, not comparable)


Tsjadies

Tsjadies (attributive Tsjadiese, not comparable)


Tanzanies

Tanzanies (attributive Tanzaniese, not comparable)


Tunisië

Tunisia (a country in North Africa; capital: Tunis)


Tunisiër

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Tunisiër (plural Tunisiërs, diminutive Tunisiërtjie)

Tunisiërs (plural)
Tunisiërtjie (diminutive)

Tunisian (person from Tunisia or of Tunisian descent)


Tsjadiër

Tsjadiër (plural Tsjadiërs, diminutive Tsjadiërtjie)

Tsjadiërs (plural)
Tsjadiërtjie (diminutive)

Chadian (person from Chad or of Chadian descent)


Ugandees

af-adj

Ugandees (attributive Ugandese, not comparable)

Ugandan (of, from, or pertaining to Uganda or the Ugandan people)


Ugandees

head

Ugandees (plural Ugandese, diminutive Ugandesie)

Ugandese (plural)
Ugandesie (diminutive)

Ugandan (person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent)


Tsjaads

af-adj

Tsjaads (attributive Tsjaadse, not comparable)


Soedans

Soedans (attributive Soedanse, not comparable)


Togoër

head

Togoër (plural Togoërs, diminutive Togoërtjie)

Togoërs (plural)
Togoërtjie (diminutive)


Suid-Soedans

af-adj

Suid-Soedans (attributive Suid-Soedanse, not comparable)


Nigers

Nigers (attributive Nigerse, not comparable)


Republiek van die Kongo

Republiek die Kongo
Republiek die Kongo#Afrikaans


Nigeryn

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Nigeryn (plural Nigeryne, diminutive Nigeryntjie)

Nigeryne (plural)
Nigeryntjie (diminutive)

From Dutch Nigerijn, equivalent to Niger + -yn.


Wes-Sahara

Western Sahara
Western Sahara#English:_Q6250

Western Sahara (A territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory)


São Tomé en Principe

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English:_Q1039

São Tomé and Príncipe (a country and archipelago in Central Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean; capital: São Tomé)


Republiek die Kongo

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English:_Q971

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa; capital: Brazzaville)


Soedannees

af-adj

Soedannees (attributive Soedannese, not comparable)

Sudanese (of, from, or pertaining to Sudan or the Sudanese people)


Soedannees

head

Soedannees (plural Soedannese, diminutive Soedannesie)

Soedannese (plural)
Soedannesie (diminutive)

Sudanese, Sudanian (person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent)


Togolees

af-adj

Togolees (attributive Togolese, not comparable)

Togolese (of, from, or pertaining to Togo or the Togolese people)


Togolees

head

Togolees (plural Togolese, diminutive Togolesie)

Togolese (plural)
Togolesie (diminutive)

Togolese (person from Togo or of Togolese descent)


Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo

die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo (canonical)

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa; capital: Kinshasa)


Kongolees

af-adj

Kongolees (attributive Kongolese, not comparable)

Congolese (of, from, or pertaining to the Congo or any Congolese state)


Kongolees

head

Kongolees (plural Kongolese, diminutive Kongolesie)

Kongolese (plural)
Kongolesie (diminutive)

Congolese (a person from the Congo or any Congolese state)


Suid-Soedanees

af-adj

Suid-Soedanees (attributive Suid-Soedanese, not comparable)

Nonstandard spelling of Suid-Soedannees.


Suid-Soedanees

head

Suid-Soedanees (plural Suid-Soedanese, diminutive Suid-Soedanesie)

Suid-Soedanese (plural)
Suid-Soedanesie (diminutive)


Nigeryns

af-adj

Nigeryns (attributive Nigerynse, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Nigerijns, equivalent to Nigeryn + -s.


Suid-Soedannees

Suid-Soedannees (attributive Suid-Soedannese, not comparable)


Suid-Soedannees

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Suid-Soedannees (plural Suid-Soedannese, diminutive Suid-Soedannesie)

Suid-Soedannese (plural)
Suid-Soedannesie (diminutive)


Demokratiese Republiek van die Kongo

die Demokratiese Republiek van die Kongo

Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo#Afrikaans

Alternative form of Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo


Suid-Soedan

South Sudan (a country in East Africa, formerly the southern part of Sudan; capital: Juba)


Sierra Leonies

af-adj

Sierra Leonies (attributive Sierra Leoniese, not comparable)


Sierra Leoner

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Sierra Leoner (plural Sierra Leoners, diminutive Sierra Leonertjie)

Sierra Leoners (plural)
Sierra Leonertjie (diminutive)

Sierra Leonean (person from Sierra Leone or of Sierra Leonean descent)


Sentraal-Afrikaans

af-adj

Sentraal-Afrikaans (attributive Sentraal-Afrikaanse, not comparable)

Central African (of, from, or pertaining to the Central African Republic, the region of Central Africa or the Central African people)


Sentraal-Afrikaan

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Sentraal-Afrikaan (plural Sentraal-Afrikane, diminutive Sentraal-Afrikaantjie)

Sentraal-Afrikane (plural)
Sentraal-Afrikaantjie (diminutive)

Central African (person from the Central African Republic, the region of Central Africa or of Central African descent)


Papoea-Nieu-Guinee

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English:_Q691


Papoea-Nieu-Guinees

af-adj

Papoea-Nieu-Guinees (attributive Papoea-Nieu-Guinese, not comparable)

Papua New Guinean
Papua New Guinean#English

Papua New Guinean (of, from, or pertaining to Papua New Guinea or its people)


Papoea-Nieu-Guinees

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Papoea-Nieu-Guinees (plural Papoea-Nieu-Guinese, diminutive Papoea-Nieu-Guinesie)

Papoea-Nieu-Guinese (plural)
Papoea-Nieu-Guinesie (diminutive)

Papua New Guinean (person from Papua New Guinea or of Papua New Guinean descent)


Fidjiaan

Fidjiaan (plural Fidjiane, diminutive Fidjiaantjie)

Fidjiane (plural)
Fidjiaantjie (diminutive)

Fijian (person from Fiji or of Fijian descent)


Fidjiaans

af-adj

Fidjiaans (attributive Fidjiaanse, not comparable)

Fijian (of, from, or pertaining to Fiji, the Fijian people or the Fijian language)


Australies

Australies (attributive Australiese, not comparable)


Sydneys

Sydneys (attributive Sydneyse, not comparable)


Sydneyer

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Sydneyer (plural Sydneyers, diminutive Sydneyertjie)

Sydneyers (plural)
Sydneyertjie (diminutive)


Suvaan

Suvaan (plural Suvane, diminutive Suvaantjie)

person from or inhabitant of the Fijian city Suva


Suvaans

af-adj

Suvaans (attributive Suvaanse, not comparable)

of, from, or pertaining to the Fijian city Suva or the inhabitants of Suva


Australiaans

Australiaans (attributive Australiaanse, not comparable)


Australianer

head

Australianer (plural Australianers, diminutive Australianertjie)

Australianers (plural)
Australianertjie (diminutive)


Toewaloeaan

Toewaloeaan (plural Toewaloeane, diminutive Toewaloeaantjie)

Toewaloeane (plural)
Toewaloeaantjie (diminutive)

Tuvaluan (person from Tuvalu or of Tuvaluan descent)


Tuvaluaan

Tuvaluaan (plural Tuvaluane, diminutive Tuvaluaantjie)

Tuvaluane (plural)
Tuvaluaantjie (diminutive)


Algierser

Algierser (plural Algiersers, diminutive Algiersertjie)

Algiersers (plural)
Algiersertjie (diminutive)

person from or inhabitant of the Algerian city Algiers


Toewaloe

Tuvalu (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


Tuvaluaans

af-adj

Tuvaluaans (attributive Tuvaluaanse, not comparable)


Toewaloeaans

Toewaloeaans (attributive Toewaloeaanse, not comparable)

Tuvaluan (of, from, or pertaining to Tuvalu, the Tuvaluan people or the Tuvaluan language)


Toewaloeaans

Tuvaluan (a Polynesian language mostly spoken in Tuvalu)


Kaïreens

Kaïreens (attributive Kaïreense, not comparable)


Kaïroos

Kaïroos (attributive Kaïrose, not comparable)


orraait

orraait (used only predicatively, not comparable)


olraait

olraait (used only predicatively, not comparable)


ôraait

ôraait (used only predicatively, not comparable)

Borrowed from dialectal forms of English alright such as oright.

all right (satisfactory, okay, in acceptable order)


kunsmatige intelligensie

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kunsmatige intelligensie (plural kunsmatige intelligensies)

artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence


Kaïreen

Kaïreen (plural Kaïrene, diminutive Kaïreentjie)

Kaïrene (plural)
Kaïreentjie (diminutive)


vragmotorbestuurder

From vragmotor (“truck”) + bestuurder (“driver”).


opgeskorte vonnisse

opgeskorte vonnis
opgeskorte vonnis#Afrikaans


opgeskorte vonnis

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opgeskorte vonnis (plural opgeskorte vonnisse)


seepkis

seepkis (plural seepkiste, diminutive seepkissie)

seepkiste (plural)
seepkissie (diminutive)


aanlynplatform

aanlynplatform (plural [please provide])


briefskrywer

From brief (“letter”) + skrywer (“writer”).


springmielie

springmielie (plural springmielies, diminutive springmielietjie)

springmielies (plural)
springmielietjie (diminutive)

From spring (“jump”) + mielie (“corn, maize”).

compound

popcorn (any type of maize which has kernels suitable for popping)


Marshalleilande

Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands#English:_Q709

Marshall Islands (A country consisting of two archipelagos in Micronesia, in Oceania; capital: Majuro)


Mikronesië

Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)

Federale State van Mikronesië
Federale State van Mikronesië#Afrikaans

Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania; official name: Federale State van Mikronesië; capital: Palikir)


woefkardoes

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woefkardoes (plural woefkardoese, diminutive woefkardoesie)

woefkardoese (plural)
woefkardoesie (diminutive)

From woef (“dog, doggy”) + kardoes (“brown bag”).


Bosbokrand

Bushbuckridge (a town in Mpumalanga, South Africa)


Andorraans

af-adj

Andorraans (attributive Andorraanse, not comparable)


Andorraan

head

Andorraan (plural Andorrane, diminutive Andorraantjie)

Andorrane (plural)
Andorraantjie (diminutive)

Andorran (person from Andorra or of Andorran descent)


Armeniër

Armeniër (plural Armeniërs, diminutive Armeniërtjie)

Armeniërs (plural)
Armeniërtjie (diminutive)


Armenies

af-adj

Armenies (attributive Armeniese, not comparable)


Bosnië-Herzegowina

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English:_Q225

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Bosnië-Herzegowinies

Bosnië-Herzegowinies (attributive Bosnië-Herzegowiniese, not comparable)

Bosnia and Herzegovinian
Bosnia and Herzegovinian#English


Bosnië-Herzegowiniese

attributive form of Bosnië-Herzegowinies


Oostenryks

Oostenryks (attributive Oostenrykse, not comparable)


Azerbaidjanner

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Azerbaidjanner (plural Azerbaidjanners, diminutive Azerbaidjannertjie)

Azerbaidjanners (plural)
Azerbaidjannertjie (diminutive)


Azerbeidjanner

Azerbeidjanner (plural Azerbeidjanners, diminutive Azerbeidjannertjie)

Azerbeidjanners (plural)
Azerbeidjannertjie (diminutive)

Azerbaijani; Azeri (person from Azerbaijan or of Azerbaijani descent)


Oostenryker

Oostenryker (plural Oostenrykers, diminutive Oostenrykertjie)

Oostenrykers (plural)
Oostenrykertjie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch Oostenrijker, equivalent to Oostenryk + -er.

Austrian (person from Austria or of Austrian descent)


Azerbeidjans

af-adj

Azerbeidjans (attributive Azerbeidjanse, not comparable)

Azerbaijani; Azeri (of, from, or pertaining to Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani people or the Azerbaijani language)


Azerbeidjans

Azerbaijani (the language spoken by the Azerbaijani)


Aserbeidjans

Aserbeidjans (attributive Aserbeidjanse, not comparable)


Zagrebber

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Zagrebber (plural Zagrebbers, diminutive Zagrebbertjie)

Zagrebbers (plural)
Zagrebbertjie (diminutive)


Azerbaidjans

af-adj

Azerbaidjans (attributive Azerbaidjanse, not comparable)


Belarussies

Belarussies (attributive Belarussiese, not comparable)

Belarusian (of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people or the Belarusian language)


Belarussies

Belarusian (the language spoken by the Belarusians)


Kroaties

Kroaties (attributive Kroatiese, not comparable)

Croatian (of, from, or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or the Croatian language)


Kroaties

Croatian (standardised variety of Serbo-Croatian spoken in Croatia)


Aserbeidjanner

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Aserbeidjanner (plural Aserbeidjanners, diminutive Aserbeidjannertjie)

Aserbeidjanners (plural)
Aserbeidjannertjie (diminutive)


Wit-Russies

af-adj

Wit-Russies (attributive Wit-Russiese, not comparable)


Yslander

head

Yslander (plural Yslanders, diminutive Yslandertjie)

Yslanders (plural)
Yslandertjie (diminutive)

Icelander (person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent)


Georgies

af-adj

Georgies (attributive Georgiese, not comparable)

Georgian (of, from, or pertaining to Georgia, the Georgian people or the Georgian language)


Georgies

Georgian (the language spoken by the Georgian people)


Yslands

Yslands (attributive Yslandse, not comparable)

Icelandic (of, from, or pertaining to Iceland, the Icelandic people or the Icelandic language)


Estlander

head

Estlander (plural Estlanders, diminutive Estlandertjie)

Estlanders (plural)
Estlandertjie (diminutive)


Cipries

af-adj

Cipries (attributive Cipriese, not comparable)


Sipries

Sipries (attributive Sipriese, not comparable)


Siprioot

head

Siprioot (plural Sipriote, diminutive Sipriootjie)

Sipriote (plural)
Sipriootjie (diminutive)

Cypriot (person from Cyprus or of Cypriot descent)


Ciprioot

Ciprioot (plural Cipriote, diminutive Sipriootjie)

Cipriote (plural)
Sipriootjie (diminutive)


Magjaar

Magjaar (plural Magjare, diminutive Magjaartjie)

Magjare (plural)
Magjaartjie (diminutive)

Modern standardised spelling of Magyaar, ultimately from Hungarian magyar.


Esties

af-adj

Esties (attributive Estiese, not comparable)

Estonian (of, from, or pertaining to Estonia, the Estonian people or the Estonian language)


Magjaars

Magjaars (attributive Magjaarse, not comparable)

Modern standardised spelling of Magyaars, equivalent to Magjaar + -s.


Letlands

Letlands (attributive Letlandse, not comparable)

Latvian (of, from, or pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian people)


Letlander

head

Letlander (plural Letlanders, diminutive Letlandertjie)

Letlanders (plural)
Letlandertjie (diminutive)

Latvian; Lett (person from Latvia or of Latvian descent)


Letties

af-adj

Letties (attributive Lettiese, not comparable)

Latvian; Lettish (of, from, or pertaining to Latvia, the Latvian people or the Latvian language)


Liechtensteins

Liechtensteins (attributive Liechtensteinse, not comparable)


Maltesies

Maltesies (attributive Maltesiese, not comparable)


Maltesiër

head

Maltesiër (plural Maltesiërs, diminutive Maltesiërtjie)

Maltesiërs (plural)
Maltesiërtjie (diminutive)

Synonym of Maltees (person from Malta or of Maltese descent)


Litaus

af-adj

Litaus (attributive Litause, not comparable)

Lithuanian (of, from, or pertaining to Lithuania, the Lithuanian people or the Lithuanian language)


Litouer

head

Litouer (plural Litouers, diminutive Litouertjie)

Litouers (plural)
Litouertjie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch Litouwer, equivalent to Litoue + -er.


Kasaks

af-adj

Kasaks (attributive Kasakse, not comparable)


Litous

Litous (attributive Litouse, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Litouws, equivalent to Litoue + -s.


Portugans

Portugans (attributive Portuganse, not comparable)

(humorous or derogatory) Synonym of Portugees


Portugans

head

Portugans (plural Portuganse, diminutive Portugansie)

Portuganse (plural)
Portugansie (diminutive)


Italianer

Italianer (plural Italianers, diminutive Italianertjie)

Italianers (plural)
Italianertjie (diminutive)

Italian (person from Italy or of Italian descent)


Boedapests

af-adj

Boedapests (attributive Boedapestse, not comparable)


Boedapester

head

Boedapester (plural Boedapesters, diminutive Boedapestertjie)

Boedapesters (plural)
Boedapestertjie (diminutive)


Astanaan

Astanaan (plural Astanane, diminutive Astanaantjie)

Astanane (plural)
Astanaantjie (diminutive)


Podgoritsa

Podgorica (the capital city of Montenegro)


nuwt

af-adj

nuwt (attributive nuwe, comparative nuwer, superlative nuwtste)

nuwe (attributive)
nuwer (comparative)
nuwtste (superlative)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


Montenegryn

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Montenegryn (plural Montenegryne, diminutive Montenegryntjie)

Montenegryne (plural)
Montenegryntjie (diminutive)

Montenegrin (person from Montenegro or of Montenegrin descent)


Macedoniër

Macedoniër (plural Macedoniërs, diminutive Masedoniërtjie)

Macedoniërs (plural)
Masedoniërtjie (diminutive)


Monegaskies

af-adj

Monegaskies (attributive Monegaskiese, not comparable)

Monégasque, Monacan (of, from, or pertaining to Monaco, the Monégasque people or the Monégasque dialect)


Monegaskies

Monégasque (Ligurian dialect spoken in Monaco)


Noord-Masedonies

Noord-Masedonies (attributive Noord-Masedoniese, not comparable)

North Macedonian
North Macedonian#English


Noord-Macedonies

Noord-Macedonies (attributive Noord-Macedoniese, not comparable)

Alternative spelling of Noord-Masedonies


Montenegryns

Montenegryns (attributive Montenegrynse, not comparable)

Montenegrin (of, from, or pertaining to Montenegro, the Montenegrin people or the Montenegrin language)


Montenegryns

Montenegrin (standardised variety of Serbo-Croatian spoken in Montenegro)


Noord-Macedoniër

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Noord-Macedoniër (plural Noord-Macedoniërs, diminutive Noord-Macedoniërtjie)

Noord-Macedoniërs (plural)
Noord-Macedoniërtjie (diminutive)

Alternative spelling of Noord-Masedoniër


Noord-Masedoniër

Noord-Masedoniër (plural Noord-Masedoniërs, diminutive Noord-Masedoniërtjie)

Noord-Masedoniërs (plural)
Noord-Masedoniërtjie (diminutive)

North Macedonian (person from North Macedonia or of North Macedonian descent)


Noord-Masedonië

North Macedonia
North Macedonia#English:_Q221

North Macedonia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Magyaars

af-adj

Magyaars (attributive Magyaarse, not comparable)


Masedoniër

head

Masedoniër (plural Masedoniërs, diminutive Masedoniërtjie)

Masedoniërs (plural)
Masedoniërtjie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch Macedoniër, equivalent to Masedonië + -er.

Macedonian (person from any of the various places or regions named Macedonia, the ancient kingdom of Macedon or of Macedonian descent)


likkewaan

From Dutch leguaan. In the "monitor lizard" sense, compare the semantic shift with goanna in Australian English.


bontkwagga

bont (“pied, black-and-white”) + kwagga (“quagga, zebra”).


neushoringvoël

neushoring (“rhinoceros”, literally “nose-horn”) + voël (“bird”).


neushoring

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neushoring (plural neushorings, diminutive neushorinkie)

neushorings (plural)
neushorinkie (diminutive)

/ˈnɪøsˌɦʊə.rəŋ/

From Dutch neushoorn, equivalent to neus (“nose”) + horing (“horn”), a calque of Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs).


Kisjinau

Chișinău (a municipality and capital city of Moldova)


Lissabonner

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Lissabonner (plural Lissabonners, diminutive Lissabonnertjie)

Lissabonners (plural)
Lissabonnertjie (diminutive)


Osloos

af-adj

Osloos (attributive Oslose, not comparable)

Osloite (of, from, or pertaining to Oslo)


Moldawies

Moldawies (attributive Moldawiese, not comparable)


Moldowies

Moldowies (attributive Moldowiese, not comparable)

Moldovan (of, from, or pertaining to Moldova, the Moldovan people or the Moldovan dialect)


Moldowies

Moldovan (Romanian dialect spoken in Moldova)


Boekarests

Boekarests (attributive Boekarestse, not comparable)

Bucharestian (of, from, or pertaining to Bucharest)


Roemeniër

head

Roemeniër (plural Roemeniërs, diminutive Roemeniërtjie)

Roemeniërs (plural)
Roemeniërtjie (diminutive)


Boekarester

Boekarester (plural Boekaresters, diminutive Boekarestertjie)

Boekaresters (plural)
Boekarestertjie (diminutive)


Yslandies

af-adj

Yslandies (attributive Yslandiese, not comparable)

From Ysland + -ies, calque of English Icelandic.


Noorweegs

Noorweegs (attributive Noorweegse, not comparable)


Roemeen

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Roemeen (plural Roemene, diminutive Roemeentjie)

Roemene (plural)
Roemeentjie (diminutive)

Romanian (person from Romania or of Romanian descent)


Osloër

Osloër (plural Osloërs, diminutive Osloërtjie)

Osloërs (plural)
Osloërtjie (diminutive)


San Marinees

af-adj

San Marinees (attributive San Marinese, not comparable)

Sammarinese, San Marinese (of, from, or pertaining to San Marino)


San Marinees

head

San Marinees (plural San Marinese, diminutive San Marinesie)

San Marinese (plural)
San Marinesie (diminutive)

Sammarinese (person from San Marino or of Sammarinese descent)


skryfskool

From skryf (“to write”) + skool (“school”).


lesersbrief

From leser (“reader”) + -s- + brief (“letter”).

compound

letter to the editor
letter to the editor


Belgradoër

head

Belgradoër (plural Belgradoërs, diminutive Belgradoërtjie)

Belgradoërs (plural)
Belgradoërtjie (diminutive)


Belgradoos

af-adj

Belgradoos (attributive Belgradose, not comparable)

Belgradian (of, from, or pertaining to Belgrade)


Bratislavies

Bratislavies (attributive Bratislaviese, not comparable)

Bratislavan (of, from, or pertaining to Bratislava)


Ljubljaans

Ljubljaans (attributive Ljubljaanse, not comparable)

Ljubljanan (of, from, or pertaining to Ljubljana)


Bratislaviër

head

Bratislaviër (plural Bratislaviërs, diminutive Bratislaviërtjie)

Bratislaviërs (plural)
Bratislaviërtjie (diminutive)


Bratislawiër

Bratislawiër (plural Bratislawiërs, diminutive Bratislawiërtjie)

Bratislawiërs (plural)
Bratislawiërtjie (diminutive)


Ljubljaan

Ljubljaan (plural Ljubljane, diminutive Ljubljaantjie)

Ljubljane (plural)
Ljubljaantjie (diminutive)


Serwiër

Serwiër (plural Serwiërs, diminutive Serwiërtjie)

Serwiërs (plural)
Serwiërtjie (diminutive)

Serbian (person from Serbia or of Serbian descent)

Serb (person of Serb ethnicity or of Serb descent)


Sloweens

af-adj

Sloweens (attributive Sloweense, not comparable)

Slovene, Slovenian (of, from, or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenes or the Slovene language)


Bratislawies

Bratislawies (attributive Bratislawiese, not comparable)


Serwies

Serwies (attributive Serwiese, not comparable)

Serbian (of, from, or pertaining to Serbia, the Serbian people or the Serbian language)


Serwies

Serbian (standardised variety of Serbo-Croatian spoken in Serbia)


Vatikaans

Vatikaans (attributive Vatikaanse, not comparable)

Vatican, Vaticanic, Vaticanal, Vaticanian (of, from, or pertaining to the Vatican City or its inhabitants)


Vatikaner

head

Vatikaner (plural Vatikaners, diminutive Vatikanertjie)

Vatikaners (plural)
Vatikanertjie (diminutive)

Vaticanian (person from or inhabitant of the Vatican City)


Switser

Switser (plural Switsers, diminutive Switsertjie)

Switsers (plural)
Switsertjie (diminutive)

Swiss (person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent)


Sweeds

af-adj

Sweeds (attributive Sweedse, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Zweeds, equivalent to Sweed + -s.

Swedish (of, from, or pertaining to Sweden, the Swedes or the Swedish language)


Spanjool

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Spanjool (plural Spanjole, diminutive Spanjooltjie)

Spanjole (plural)
Spanjooltjie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch Spanjool, from French Espagnol, from Spanish español or from Middle French espaignol.

(colloquial, derogatory) Synonym of Spanjaard (“Spaniard”)


Vatikaan

Inherited from Dutch Vaticaan, from Latin Vātĭcānus.

Synonym of Vatikaanstad: Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Switsers

af-adj

Switsers (attributive Switserse, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Zwitsers, equivalent to Switser + -s.

Swiss (of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland, the Swiss people or the Swiss languages)


Switsers

(nonstanard) Swiss, Swiss German (Alemannic dialect spoken in Switzerland)


Kijifs

Kijifs (attributive Kijifse, not comparable)

Kyivan, Kievan (of, from, or pertaining to the Ukrainian city, Kyiv)


Londenaar

head

Londenaar (plural Londenaars or Londenare, diminutive Londenaartjie)

Londenaars (plural)
Londenare (plural)
Londenaartjie (diminutive)


Oekraïnies

af-adj

Oekraïnies (attributive Oekraïniese, not comparable)


Kiëfs

Kiëfs (attributive Kiëfse, not comparable)

(historical) Kievan (of, from, or pertaining to the Kievan Rus)


Kijif

Transliteration of Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv).

transliteration

Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine; administrative centre of Kyiv, Ukraine)


Kiëf

Inherited from Dutch Kiëv or Kiev, from transliteration of Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev).


Madridter

head

Madridter (plural Madridters, diminutive Madridtertjie)

Madridters (plural)
Madridtertjie (diminutive)


kampeerplek

From kampeer (“to camp”) + plek (“place”).


Nauruaan

Nauruaan (plural Nauruane, diminutive Nauruaantjie)

Nauruane (plural)
Nauruaantjie (diminutive)

Nauruan (person from Nauru or of Nauruan descent)


Suid-Amerika

South America
South America#English:_Q18


Palauer

Palauer (plural Palauers, diminutive Palauertjie)

Palauers (plural)
Palauertjie (diminutive)

Palauan (person from Palau or of Palauan descent)


Belauer

Belauer (plural Belauers, diminutive Belauertjie)

Belauers (plural)
Belauertjie (diminutive)


Palaus

af-adj

Palaus (attributive Palause, not comparable)

Palauan (of, from, or pertaining to Palau, the Palauan people or the Palauan language)


Oseanië

Oceania (Australia, New Zealand and the islands of the Pacific Ocean)


Nauruaans

Nauruaans (attributive Nauruaanse, not comparable)

Nauruan (of, from, or pertaining to Nauru, the Nauruan people or the Nauru language)


Belaus

Belaus (attributive Belause, not comparable)


vryheidsoorlog

From vryheid + oorlog. Literally, “freedom war”.


sterrestelsel

From sterre (“stars”) + stelsel (“system”).


okkerneutboom

From okkerneut (“walnut”) + boom (“tree”).


kokaïne

cocaine (narcotic derived from coca plants)


vriendelys

From vriende (“friends”) + lys (“list”).


prysverhoging

From prys (“price”) + verhoging (“increase”).


besigheidsman

head

besigheidsman (plural besigheidsmanne, feminine besigheidsvrou)

besigheidsmanne (plural)
besigheidsvrou (feminine)

From besigheid (“business”) + -s- + man (“man”).


privaatboodskap

From privaat (“private”) + boodskap (“message”).


Salomonseilands

af-adj

Salomonseilands (attributive Salomonseilandse, not comparable)

Solomonic (of, from, or pertaining to the Solomon Islands)


Salomonseilander

head

Salomonseilander (plural Salomonseilanders, diminutive Salomonseilandertjie)

Salomonseilanders (plural)
Salomonseilandertjie (diminutive)

Solomon Islander
Solomon Islander#English

Solomon Islander (person from the Solomon Islands or of Solomonic descent)


Tongaan

Tongaan (plural Tongane, diminutive Tongaantjie)

Tongane (plural)
Tongaantjie (diminutive)

Tongan (person from Tonga or of Tongan descent)


Salomonseilande

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q685

Solomon Islands (A country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q148966

Solomon Islands (An archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea)


Tongaans

af-adj

Tongaans (attributive Tongaanse, not comparable)

Tongan (of, from, or pertaining to Tonga, the Tongan people or the Tongan language)


Marshalleilands

Marshalleilands (attributive Marshalleilandse, not comparable)

Marshallese (of, from, or pertaining to the Marshall Islands or the Marshallese people)


Vanuatus

Vanuatus (attributive Vanuatuse, not comparable)

Vanuatuan (of, from, or pertaining to Vanuatu or the Vanuatuan people)


Mikronesies

Mikronesies (attributive Mikronesiese, not comparable)

Micronesian (of, from, or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people)


Marshalleilander

head

Marshalleilander (plural Marshalleilanders, diminutive Marshalleilandertjie)

Marshalleilanders (plural)
Marshalleilandertjie (diminutive)

Marshall Islander
Marshall Islander#English

Marshallese, Marshall Islander (person from Marshall Islands or of Marshallese descent)


Mikronesiër

Mikronesiër (plural Mikronesiërs, diminutive Mikronesiërtjie)

Mikronesiërs (plural)
Mikronesiërtjie (diminutive)

Micronesian (person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent)


Vanuatuaans

af-adj

Vanuatuaans (attributive Vanuatuaanse, not comparable)


Vanuatuaan

head

Vanuatuaan (plural Vanuatuane, diminutive Vanuatuaantjie)

Vanuatuane (plural)
Vanuatuaantjie (diminutive)

Vanuatuan (person from Vanuatu or of Vanuatuan descent)


Nieu-Seelands

af-adj

Nieu-Seelands (attributive Nieu-Seelandse, not comparable)


Kiribatiër

head

Kiribatiër (plural Kiribatiërs, diminutive Kiribatiërtjie)

Kiribatiërs (plural)
Kiribatiërtjie (diminutive)

Kiribatian (person from Kiribati or of Kiribatian descent)


Suid-Tarawa

South Tarawa (the capital city of Kiribati)


Kiribaties

af-adj

Kiribaties (attributive Kiribatiese, not comparable)

Kiribatian (of, from, or pertaining to Kiribati, the Kiribatian people or the Gilbertese language)


Wellingtonner

head

Wellingtonner (plural Wellingtonners, diminutive Wellingtonnertjie)

Wellingtonners (plural)
Wellingtonnertjie (diminutive)

person from or inhabitant of any of the various places named Wellington


Nieu-Seelander

Nieu-Seelander (plural Nieu-Seelanders, diminutive Nieu-Seelandertjie)

Nieu-Seelanders (plural)
Nieu-Seelandertjie (diminutive)

New Zealander (person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent)


Afgaans

af-adj

Afgaans (attributive Afgaanse, not comparable)


Bahreins

Bahreins (attributive Bahreinse, not comparable)

Bahraini (of, from, or pertaining to Bahrain or the Bahraini people)


Bahreiner

head

Bahreiner (plural Bahreiners, diminutive Bahreinertjie)

Bahreiners (plural)
Bahreinertjie (diminutive)

Bahraini (person from Bahrain or of Bahraini descent)


Afgaan

Afgaan (plural Afgane, diminutive Afgaantjie)


Oos-Timor

East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor; capital: Dili)


Oos-Timorees

af-adj

Oos-Timorees (attributive Oos-Timorese, not comparable)

East Timorese (of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people)


Oos-Timorees

head

Oos-Timorees (plural Oos-Timorese, diminutive Oos-Timoresie)

Oos-Timorese (plural)
Oos-Timoresie (diminutive)

East Timorese (person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent)


Bangladesjies

af-adj

Bangladesjies (attributive Bangladesjiese, not comparable)

Bangladeshi (of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh or the Bangladeshi people)


Bangladesjer

head

Bangladesjer (plural Bangladesjers, diminutive Bangladesjertjie)

Bangladesjers (plural)
Bangladesjertjie (diminutive)

Bangladeshi (person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent)


Bhoetaans

af-adj

Bhoetaans (attributive Bhoetaanse, not comparable)

Bhutanese (of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan or the Bhutanese people)


Broeneis

Broeneis (attributive Broeneise, not comparable)

Bruneian (of, from, or pertaining to Brunei or the Bruneian people)


Bangladesji

head

Bangladesji (plural Bangladesji's, diminutive Bangladesji'tjie)

Bangladesji's (plural)
Bangladesji'tjie (diminutive)

Ultimately from Bengali বাংলাদেশী (baṅladeśi).


Broeneier

Broeneier (plural Broeneiers, diminutive Broeneiertjie)

Broeneiers (plural)
Broeneiertjie (diminutive)

Bruneian (person from Brunei or of Bruneian descent)


Jordanies

af-adj

Jordanies (attributive Jordaniese, not comparable)

Jordanian (of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people)


Broenei

Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan#Afrikaans

Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia; capital: Bandar Seri Begawan)


Bhoetan

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas; capital: Thimphu)


Bhoetaan

head

Bhoetaan (plural Bhoetane, diminutive Bhoetaantjie)

Bhoetane (plural)
Bhoetaantjie (diminutive)

Bhutanese (person from Bhutan or of Bhutanese descent)


Nabateër

Nabateër (plural Nabateërs, diminutive Nabateërtjie)

Nabateërs (plural)
Nabateërtjie (diminutive)

Nabataean (any of a group of people who lived in ancient Nabatea, now Jordan)


Bhoetanees

af-adj

Bhoetanees (attributive Bhoetanese, not comparable)


Bhoetanees

head

Bhoetanees (plural Bhoetanese, diminutive Bhoetanesie)

Bhoetanese (plural)
Bhoetanesie (diminutive)


Koeweits

af-adj

Koeweits (attributive Koeweitse, not comparable)

Kuwaiti (of, from, or pertaining to Kuwait or the Kuwaiti people)


Koeweiti

head

Koeweiti (plural Koeweiti's, diminutive Koeweiti'tjie)

Koeweiti's (plural)
Koeweiti'tjie (diminutive)

Kuwaiti (person from Kuwait or of Kuwaiti descent)


Jordaniër

Jordaniër (plural Jordaniërs, diminutive Jordaniërtjie)

Jordaniërs (plural)
Jordaniërtjie (diminutive)

Jordanian (person from Jordan or of Jordanian descent)


Nabatea

Nabataea (an ancient kingdom in the Middle East)


Jordaanrivier

Synonym of Jordaan: Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)


Israelies

af-adj

Israelies (attributive Israeliese, not comparable)

Israeli (of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people)


Viëtnamees

Viëtnamees (attributive Viëtnamese, not comparable)

Vietnamese (of, from, or pertaining to Vietnam, the Vietnamese people or the Vietnamese language)


Viëtnamees

head

Viëtnamees (plural Viëtnamese, diminutive Viëtnamesie)

Viëtnamese (plural)
Viëtnamesie (diminutive)

Vietnamese (person from Vietnam or of Vietnamese descent)


Irakiër

Irakiër (plural Irakiërs, diminutive Irakiërtjie)

Irakiërs (plural)
Irakiërtjie (diminutive)

Iraqi (person from Iraq or of Iraqi descent)


Irakkees

af-adj

Irakkees (attributive Irakkese, not comparable)

Iraqi (of, from, or pertaining to Iraq or the Iraqi people)


Irakkees

head

Irakkees (plural Irakkese, diminutive Irakkesie)

Irakkese (plural)
Irakkesie (diminutive)


Indonesies

af-adj

Indonesies (attributive Indonesiese, not comparable)

Indonesian (of, from, or pertaining to Indonesia, the Indonesian people or the Indonesian language)


Irannees

Irannees (attributive Irannese, not comparable)

Iranian (of, from, or pertaining to Iran or the Iranian people)


Irannees

head

Irannees (plural Irannese, diminutive Irannesie)

Irannese (plural)
Irannesie (diminutive)

Iranian (person from Iran or of Iranian descent)


Libanees

af-adj

Libanees (attributive Libanese, not comparable)

Lebanese (of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon or the Lebanese people)


Libanees

head

Libanees (plural Libanese, diminutive Libanesie)

Libanese (plural)
Libanesie (diminutive)

Lebanese (person from Lebanon or of Lebanese descent)


Sarel

From Dutch Carel, Charl and Charel, from French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz (“free man”).

Sarel se familie in die Oranje-Vrystaat het hom ingelig oor die belowende boerdery vooruitsigte.

1987, P. S. De Jongh, Sarel Cilliers: 'n biografie oor die voortrekkerfiguur Sarel Cilliers [Sarel Cilliers: A biography about the Voortrekker Sarel Cilliers], Perskor, →ISBN, page 216:

Sarel's family in the Orange Free State informed him about the promising farming prospects.

My naam is nie Sarel nie. My naam is Raymond!

2002, Fanus Rautenbach, Tiesj: Weerkaatsings Vanmelewe [Tiesj: Reflections of Life], Hemel en See, →ISBN, page 262:

My name is not Sarel. My name is Raymond!


Taiwanner

Taiwanner (plural Taiwanners, diminutive Taiwannertjie)

Taiwanners (plural)
Taiwannertjie (diminutive)

Taiwanese (person from Taiwan or of Taiwanese descent)


Laosiaan

Laosiaan (plural Laosiane, diminutive Laosiaantjie)

Laosiane (plural)
Laosiaantjie (diminutive)

Lao, Laotian (person from Laos or of Laotian descent)


Kambodjaans

af-adj

Kambodjaans (attributive Kambodjaanse, not comparable)

Cambodian (of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people or the Khmer language)


Kambodjaan

head

Kambodjaan (plural Kambodjane, diminutive Kambodjaantjie)

Kambodjane (plural)
Kambodjaantjie (diminutive)

Cambodian (person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent)


Laosiaans

af-adj

Laosiaans (attributive Laosiaanse, not comparable)

Lao, Laotian (of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Laotian people or the Lao language)


Taiwannees

Taiwannees (attributive Taiwannese, not comparable)

Taiwanese (of, from, or pertaining to the country of Taiwan, the island of Taiwan, the Taiwanese people or the Taiwanese language)


Taiwannees

head

Taiwannees (plural Taiwannese, diminutive Taiwannesie)

Taiwannese (plural)
Taiwannesie (diminutive)


Taiwannees

Taiwanese (Hokkien dialect spoken in Taiwan)


Taiwanees

af-adj

Taiwanees (attributive Taiwanese, not comparable)


Taiwanees

head

Taiwanees (plural Taiwanese, diminutive Taiwanesie)

Taiwanese (plural)
Taiwanesie (diminutive)


Japsnees

af-adj

Japsnees (attributive Japsnese, not comparable)

(humorous or derogatory) Synonym of Japannees


Japsnees

head

Japsnees (plural Japsnese, diminutive Japsnesie)

Japsnese (plural)
Japsnesie (diminutive)


Japannees

af-adj

Japannees (attributive Japannese, not comparable)

Japanese (of, from, or pertaining to Japan, the Japanese people or the Japanese language)


Japannees

head

Japannees (plural Japannese, diminutive Japannesie)

Japannese (plural)
Japannesie (diminutive)

Japanese (person from Japan or of Japanese descent)


Kirgistani

Kirgistani (plural Kirgistani's, diminutive Kirgistani'tjie)

Kirgistani's (plural)
Kirgistani'tjie (diminutive)


Bisjkek

Bishkek (the capital city of Kyrgyzstan)


Kirgistans

af-adj

Kirgistans (attributive Kirgistanse, not comparable)

Kyrgyzstani, Kyrgyz (of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan or the Kyrgyz people)


Kirgisië

Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China; capital: Bisjkek)


Kirgistanner

head

Kirgistanner (plural Kirgistanners, diminutive Kirgistannertjie)

Kirgistanners (plural)
Kirgistannertjie (diminutive)


Kirgisiër

Kirgisiër (plural Kirgisiërs, diminutive Kirgisiërtjie)

Kirgisiërs (plural)
Kirgisiërtjie (diminutive)

Kyrgyzstani (person from Kyrgyzstan or of Kyrgyz descent)

Kyrgyz (member of the Kyrgyz people, a Turkic people primarily living in Kyrgyzstan)


Kirgisies

af-adj

Kirgisies (attributive Kirgisiese, not comparable)

Kyrgyz (of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language)


Kirgies

Kirgies (attributive Kirgiese, not comparable)


renostervoël

renoster (“rhinoceros”) + voël (“bird”).


Heystek

Joost Heystek was die oudste kind van Jan Heijstek en Johanna Elizabeth Roza en gebore op 2 Januarie 1847 te Giessen, Noord Brabant, Holland.

1986, Africana Notes and News, volume 27, Africana Society, page 105:

Joost Heystek was the eldest child of Jan Heijstek and Johanna Elizabeth Roza and was born on 2 January 1847 in Giessen, Noord Brabant, Holland.

Reeds 'n maand vroeër het 'n bekende finansiële diensteverskaffer, Magnus Heystek in 'n brief die besluit, sonder beduidende betrokkenheid deur die beroep …

2016, Johan Lubbe, Theodorus du Plessis, Suid-Afrikaanse Taalregtemonitor 2011 [South African Language Monitor 2011], UJ Press, →ISBN, page 36:

Already a month earlier, a well-known financial services provider, Magnus Heystek, in a letter decided, without significant involvement by the profession, …


bergkwagga

berg (“mountain”) + kwagga (“quagga, zebra”).


episentrum

From Dutch epicentrum, from New Latin epicentrum.

(seismology) epicentre, point above an earthquake's centre


kameeldoring

→ English: camelthorn (calque)

/kɑˈmɪə̯ɫˌdʊə̯.rəŋ/

From Dutch kameeldoorn. Equivalent to kameel (“giraffe, camel”) + doring (“thorn”).


Porra

From Portuguese porra, a common expletive.

(derogatory, offensive) a person of Portuguese heritage, language or descent


Maledive-eilande

Synonym of Maledive: Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)


Maledive

Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India; capital: Malé)


Katarees

af-adj

Katarees (attributive Katarese, not comparable)


Katarees

head

Katarees (plural Katarese, diminutive Kataresie)

Katarese (plural)
Kataresie (diminutive)


Katarrees

af-adj

Katarrees (attributive Katarrese, not comparable)

Qatari (of, from, or pertaining to Qatar or the Qatari people)


Katarrees

head

Katarrees (plural Katarrese, diminutive Katarresie)

Katarrese (plural)
Katarresie (diminutive)

Qatari (person from Qatar or of Qatari descent)


Maledivies

af-adj

Maledivies (attributive Malediviese, not comparable)

Maldivian (of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language)


Maleisies

Maleisies (attributive Maleisiese, not comparable)

Malaysian (of, from, or pertaining to Malaysia, the Malaysian people or the Malay language)


Koeala Loempoer

Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)

Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)


brandstigting

From Dutch brandstichting. Equivalent to brandstig + -ing.


Filipyn

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Filipyn (plural Filipyne, diminutive Filipyntjie)

Filipyne (plural)
Filipyntjie (diminutive)


Filippyner

Filippyner (plural Filippyners, diminutive Filippynertjie)

Filippyners (plural)
Filippynertjie (diminutive)


Filippyn

Filippyn (plural Filippyne, diminutive Filippyntjie)

Filippyne (plural)
Filippyntjie (diminutive)

Filipino (person from the Philippines or of Filipino descent)


Filipyns

af-adj

Filipyns (attributive Filipynse, not comparable)


Filippynse Eilande

Philippine Islands
Philippine Islands#English

the Philippine Islands (an archipelago in Southeast Asia)


Filippyns

Filippyns (attributive Filippynse, not comparable)

Philippine, Filipino, Pinoy (of, from, or pertaining to the Philippines, the Filipino people or the Filipino language)


Filippyns

Filipino (standardised variety of Tagalog spoken in the Philippines)


Filippense

(historical) Philippians (inhabitants of the ancient Macedonian city of Philippi)


Filippense

Epistle to the Philippians
Epistle to the Philippians#English

(biblical) Philippians, Epistle to the Philippians (book of the New Testament of the Bible)


filippyn

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filippyn (plural filippyne, diminutive filippyntjie)

filippyne (plural)
filippyntjie (diminutive)

philopena (nut or almond with double kernel)


alfaam

alfaam (plural alfame, diminutive alfaampie)


dubbeldooramandel

dubbeldooramandel (plural dubbeldooramandels, diminutive dubbeldooramandeltjie)

dubbeldooramandels (plural)
dubbeldooramandeltjie (diminutive)

Compound of dubbeldoor (“double-yolked”) + amandel (“almond”).

compound+

philopena (an almond with double kernel)


halfaam

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halfaam (plural halfame, diminutive halfaampie)

halfame (plural)
halfaampie (diminutive)

(historical) half of an aam (roughly 16 wine gallons in South Africa)

(historical, by extension) a barrel with the volume of half an aam


filippien

filippien (plural filippiene, diminutive filippientjie)

filippiene (plural)
filippientjie (diminutive)


dubbeldoor

dubbeldoor (plural dubbeldore, diminutive dubbeldoortjie)

dubbeldore (plural)
dubbeldoortjie (diminutive)

Compound of dubbel + door, the latter being a variant of dooier (“yolk”).


dubbeldooier

dubbeldooier (plural dubbeldooiers, diminutive dubbeldooiertjie)

dubbeldooiers (plural)
dubbeldooiertjie (diminutive)

Compound of dubbel (“double”) + dooier (“yolk”).

compound+

a double-yolked egg, an egg with two yolks

(by extension) doubled form of something that usually appears as singular


Singapoers

af-adj

Singapoers (attributive Singapoerse, not comparable)

Singaporean (of, from, or pertaining to Singapore or the Singaporean people)


Singapoer

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)


Tadjikistans

Tadjikistans (attributive Tadjikistanse, not comparable)

Tajik, Tajikistani (of, from, or pertaining to Tajikistan or the Tajik people)


Doesjanbe

Dushanbe (the capital city of Tajikistan)


Singapoerees

Singapoerees (attributive Singapoerese, not comparable)


Singapoerees

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Singapoerees (plural Singapoerese, diminutive Singapoeresie)

Singapoerese (plural)
Singapoeresie (diminutive)

Singaporean (person from Singapore or of Singaporean descent)


Tadjikistanner

Tadjikistanner (plural Tadjikistanners, diminutive Tadjikistannertjie)

Tadjikistanners (plural)
Tadjikistannertjie (diminutive)

Tajikistani (person from Tajikistan or of Tajikistani descent)


Abbreviation of twee-en-dertigste (“32nd”).


Abbreviation of een-en-dertigste (“31st”).


Abbreviation of vier-en-dertigste (“34th”).


Abbreviation of drie-en-dertigste (“33rd”).


Abbreviation of nege-en-dertigste (“39th”).


Abbreviation of sewe-en-dertigste (“37th”).


Abbreviation of ses-en-dertigste (“36th”).


Abbreviation of agt-en-dertigste (“38th”).


Abbreviation of vyf-en-dertigste (“35th”).


Abbreviation of een-en-veertigste (“41st”).


Abbreviation of vyf-en-veertigste (“45th”).


Abbreviation of sewe-en-sestigste (“67th”).


Abbreviation of sewe-en-veertigste (“47th”).


Abbreviation of ses-en-veertigste (“46th”).


Abbreviation of vier-en-veertigste (“44th”).


Abbreviation of een-en-vyftigste (“51st”).


Abbreviation of twee-en-veertigste (“42nd”).


Abbreviation of nege-en-veertigste (“49th”).


Abbreviation of ses-en-vyftigste (“56th”).


Abbreviation of vyf-en-vyftigste (“55th”).


Abbreviation of agt-en-vyftigste (“58th”).


Abbreviation of agt-en-veertigste (“48th”).


Abbreviation of drie-en-vyftigste (“53rd”).


Abbreviation of twee-en-vyftigste (“52nd”).


Abbreviation of sewe-en-vyftigste (“57th”).


Abbreviation of een-en-sestigste (“61st”).


Abbreviation of drie-en-sestigste (“63rd”).


Abbreviation of agt-en-sestigste (“68th”).


Abbreviation of twee-en-sestigste (“62nd”).


Abbreviation of vier-en-sestigste (“64th”).


Abbreviation of ses-en-sestigste (“66th”).


Abbreviation of nege-en-vyftigste (“59th”).


Abbreviation of nege-en-sestigste (“69th”).


Abbreviation of vyf-en-sestigste (“65th”).


Abbreviation of een-en-sewentigste (“71st”).


Abbreviation of vier-en-vyftigste (“54th”).


Abbreviation of sewe-en-sewentigste (“77th”).


Abbreviation of drie-en-veertigste (“43rd”).


Abbreviation of vyf-en-sewentigste (“75th”).


Abbreviation of nege-en-sewentigste (“79th”).


Abbreviation of vier-en-sewentigste (“74th”).


Abbreviation of twee-en-tagtigste (“82nd”).


Abbreviation of agt-en-sewentigste (“78th”).


Abbreviation of vier-en-tagtigste (“84th”).


Abbreviation of agt-en-tagtigste (“88th”).


Abbreviation of drie-en-tagtigste (“83rd”).


Abbreviation of drie-en-sewentigste (“73rd”).


Abbreviation of vier-en-negentigste (“94th”).


Abbreviation of een-en-tagtigste (“81st”).


Abbreviation of nege-en-tagtigste (“89th”).


Abbreviation of twee-en-negentigste (“92nd”).


Abbreviation of sewe-en-negentigste (“97th”).


Abbreviation of vyf-en-negentigste (“95th”).


Abbreviation of een-en-negentigste (“91st”).


Abbreviation of drie-en-negentigste (“93rd”).


Abbreviation of nege-en-negentigste (“99th”).


Abbreviation of ses-en-sewentigste (“76th”).


Abbreviation of vyf-en-tagtigste (“85th”).


Abbreviation of agt-en-negentigste (“98th”).


Abbreviation of sewe-en-tagtigste (“87th”).


Abbreviation of ses-en-negentigste (“96th”).


Abbreviation of ses-en-tagtigste (“86th”).


Abbreviation of twee-en-sewentigste (“72nd”).


Oranje-Vrystaat

Orange Free State
Orange Free State#English

Orange Free State (a former republic in southern Africa)


Bokke

Abbreviation of Springbokke (“South African national rugby union team”).


Springbokke

From springbokke, the plural of springbok.

Springboks (South African national rugby union team)


Sirië

Inherited from Dutch Syrië, ultimately from Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρίᾱ (Suríā), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”).

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East; capital: Damaskus)

(historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)


goeie vraag

Dis nou 'n goeie vraag dink ek. Dis seker die intelligentste vraag wat De Beer nog in sy hele lewe gevra het.

2014 October 3, Theunis Engelbrecht, Papegaaislaai, Umuzi, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

Now that's a good question, I think. That's probably the most intelligent question that De Beer has ever asked in his entire life.

good question (acknowledging that a question is difficult to answer)


neëntigste

af-adj

neëntigste (attributive neëntigste, not comparable)


twee-en-neëntigste

twee-en-neëntigste (attributive twee-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


drie-en-neëntigste

drie-en-neëntigste (attributive drie-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


neëntiende

neëntiende (attributive neëntiende, not comparable)


vier-en-neëntigste

vier-en-neëntigste (attributive vier-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


sewe-en-neëntigste

sewe-en-neëntigste (attributive sewe-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


een-en-neëntigste

een-en-neëntigste (attributive een-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


nege-en-neëntigste

nege-en-neëntigste (attributive nege-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


vyf-en-neëntigste

vyf-en-neëntigste (attributive vyf-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


ag-en-neëntigste

ag-en-neëntigste (attributive ag-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


ses-en-neëntigste

ses-en-neëntigste (attributive ses-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


agt-en-neëntigste

agt-en-neëntigste (attributive agt-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


neënde

neënde (attributive neënde, not comparable)


Zarel

Zarel Wilhelmus Jacobus Brummer; Eerste en Finale

1958, Government of South Africa, “Death Notices”, in Government Gazette, volume 191, page 97:

Zarel Wilhelmus Jacobus Brummer; First and Final


sosiaal

sosiaal (attributive sosiale, comparative sosialer, superlative sosiaalste)

sosiale (attributive)
sosialer (comparative)
sosiaalste (superlative)


maak droog

af-verb

maak droog (present maak droog, present participle droogmakend, past participle droog gemaak)

maak droog (present)
droogmakend (participle present)
droog gemaak (participle past)

LOES: is jy nou laf? Dis moeilik om 'n ideoloog te laat besef hy maak droog.

1985, Gerrit Olivier, Tienie du Plessis, editor, Stet, volume 3, page 31:

LOES: Are you crazy? It's hard to get an ideologist to realise that he's making a mess.

"Ek is jou vriendin, juis daarom kan ek vir jou sê as ek sien jy maak droog." Sy sit haar hand op Anya se skouer en vir 'n rukkie loop hulle in stilte.

2020, Elsa Winckler, Ware Noord [True North], LAPA Publishers, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

"I'm your friend, therefore I can tell you when I see you making a mistake." She put her hand on Anya's shoulder and for a while they walked in silence.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maak, droog.


Janse van Rensburg

From Claas Jansz van Rensburg, the progenitor of the van Rensburg surname in South Africa; settled in the Cape Colony by 1708. Jansz (variant of Janse) was his middle name.


polisiekar

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polisiekar (plural polisiekarre, diminutive polisiekarretjie)

polisiekarre (plural)
polisiekarretjie (diminutive)


polisiewa

polisiewa (plural polisiewaens, diminutive polisiewaentjie)

polisiewaens (plural)
polisiewaentjie (diminutive)


Gerrie

a diminutive of the male given name Gerhardus, used also as a legal name in its own right.


van lekker lag, kom lekker huil

Literally “from hearty laughter, comes hearty crying”.

it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye


droom van my

Used to wish a person a good night’s sleep.


Siries

af-adj

Siries (attributive Siriese, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Syrisch, equivalent to Sirië + -ies.

Syrian (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syriac language)


rooitjie

From rooi (“red”). Compare Dutch rooitje (“1000 euro, a grand”) (a diminutive of rooie).


trompie

Possibly of same origin as Irish trumpa or Ukrainian дримба (drymba).


argeologies

argeologies (attributive argeologiese, not comparable)

From Dutch archeologisch. Equivalent to argeologie + -ies.


artifisieel

artifisieel (attributive artifisiële, comparative artifisiëler, superlative artifisieelste)

artifisiële (attributive)
artifisiëler (comparative)
artifisieelste (superlative)

From Dutch artificieel, from French artificiel


dekoratief

dekoratief (attributive dekoratiewe, comparative dekoratiewer, superlative dekoratiefste)

dekoratiewe (attributive)
dekoratiewer (comparative)
dekoratiefste (superlative)

From Dutch decoratief, from French décoratif


bloedsuier

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bloedsuier (plural bloedsuiers, diminutive bloedsuiertjie)

bloedsuiers (plural)
bloedsuiertjie (diminutive)


sjimpansee

sjimpansee (plural sjimpansees, diminutive sjimpanseetjie)

sjimpansees (plural)
sjimpanseetjie (diminutive)


koffiewinkel

koffiewinkel (plural koffiewinkels, diminutive koffiewinkeltjie)

koffiewinkels (plural)
koffiewinkeltjie (diminutive)


bloemistewinkel

bloemistewinkel (plural bloemistewinkels, diminutive bloemistewinkeltjie)

bloemistewinkels (plural)
bloemistewinkeltjie (diminutive)


bloemis

bloemis (plural bloemiste, diminutive bloemissie, feminine bloemiste)

bloemiste (plural)
bloemissie (diminutive)
bloemiste (feminine)

From Dutch bloemist. Analyzable as bloem + -is.


bloemiste

bloemiste (plural bloemiste, diminutive bloemissie, masculine bloemis)

bloemiste (plural)
bloemissie (diminutive)
bloemis (masculine)


grimeervoorkoms

Compound of grimeer (“to apply makeup”) + voorkoms (“appearance”).


grimeerkunstenaar

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grimeerkunstenaar (plural grimeerkunstenaars, diminutive grimeerkunstenaartjie)

grimeerkunstenaars (plural)
grimeerkunstenaartjie (diminutive)

Compound of grimeer (“to apply makeup”) + kunstenaar (“artist”).


grimeer

af-verb

grimeer (present grimeer, present participle grimeerende, past participle gegrimeer)

grimeer (present)
grimeerende (participle present)
gegrimeer (participle past)

From Dutch grimeren, from French grimer.


grimering

From grimeer (“to apply makeup”) + -ing.


grimeringverwyderaar

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grimeringverwyderaar (plural grimeringverwyderaars, diminutive grimeringverwyderaartjie)

grimeringverwyderaars (plural)
grimeringverwyderaartjie (diminutive)

Compound of grimering (“makeup”) + verwyderaar (“stain remover”).


naellakverwyderaar

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naellakverwyderaar (plural naellakverwyderaars, diminutive naellakverwyderaartjie)

naellakverwyderaars (plural)
naellakverwyderaartjie (diminutive)

Compound of naellak (“nail polish”) + verwyderaar (“stain remover”).


naellak

Compound of nael (“nail”) + lak (“lacquer”).


rivierkonyn

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rivierkonyn (plural rivierkonyne, diminutive konyntjie)

rivierkonyne (plural)
konyntjie (diminutive)

Compound of rivier (“river”) + konyn (“rabbit”)

riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis)


baardaasvoël

baardaasvoël (plural baardaasvoëls, diminutive baardaasvoëltjie)

baardaasvoëls (plural)
baardaasvoëltjie (diminutive)

Compound of baard (“bearded”) + aasvoël (“vulture”).

Gypaetus barbatus
Gypaetus barbatus#Translingual

lammergeier, bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)


wildekalkoen

wildekalkoen (plural wildekalkoene, diminutive wildekalkoentjie)

wildekalkoene (plural)
wildekalkoentjie (diminutive)

Compound of wilde (“wild”) + kalkoen (“turkey”).

Geronticus calvus
Geronticus calvus#Translingual


mierystervark

mierystervark (plural mierystervarke, diminutive mierystervarkie)

mierystervarke (plural)
mierystervarkie (diminutive)

Compound of mier (“ant”) + ystervark (“porcupine”)


ringstertlemur

ringstertlemur (plural ringstertlemurs, diminutive ringstertlemurtjie)

ringstertlemurs (plural)
ringstertlemurtjie (diminutive)

Compound of ring (“ring”) + stert (“tail”) + lemur


boomspitsmuis

boomspitsmuis (plural boomspitsmuise, diminutive boomspitsmuisie)

boomspitsmuise (plural)
boomspitsmuisie (diminutive)

Compound of boom (“tree”) + spitsmuis (“shrew”)


bosnagaap

bosnagaap (plural bosnagape, diminutive bosnagapie)

bosnagape (plural)
bosnagapie (diminutive)

Compound of bos (“forest”) + nagaap (“bushbaby”).

thick-tailed bushbaby
thick-tailed bushbaby

thick-tailed bushbaby (member of Otolemur)


waterkoedoe

waterkoedoe (plural waterkoedoes, diminutive waterkoedoetjie)

waterkoedoes (plural)
waterkoedoetjie (diminutive)

Compound of water (“water”) + koedoe (“kudu”).


basterwaterbok

basterwaterbok (plural basterwaterbokke, diminutive basterwaterbokkie)

basterwaterbokke (plural)
basterwaterbokkie (diminutive)

Compound of baster (“bastard”) + waterbok (“waterbuck”).


swartwitpens

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swartwitpens (plural swartwitpense, diminutive swartwitpensie)

swartwitpense (plural)
swartwitpensie (diminutive)

Compound of swart (“black”) + wit (“white”) + pens (“belly”).


grootkolmuskeljaatkat

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grootkolmuskeljaatkat (plural grootkolmuskeljaatkatte, diminutive grootkolmuskeljaatkatjie)

grootkolmuskeljaatkatte (plural)
grootkolmuskeljaatkatjie (diminutive)

Compound of groot (“large”) + kol (“spotted”) + muskeljaatkat (“genet”).


muskeljaat

From Dutch muskeljaat, from Middle Dutch muskeliaet, apparently further from a Romantic source. Has been suggested the term may be related to French muscardin.


kleinkolmuskeljaatkat

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kleinkolmuskeljaatkat (plural kleinkolmuskeljaatkatte, diminutive kleinkolmuskeljaatkatjie)

kleinkolmuskeljaatkatte (plural)
kleinkolmuskeljaatkatjie (diminutive)

Compound of klein (“small”) + kol (“spotted”) + muskeljaatkat (“genet”).

com

Genetta genetta
Genetta genetta#Translingual


muskeljaatkat

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muskeljaatkat (plural muskeljaatkatte, diminutive muskeljaatkatjie)

muskeljaatkatte (plural)
muskeljaatkatjie (diminutive)

Compound of obsolete muskeljaat (“musk”) + kat (“kat”); compare English musk cat.


rooikolmuskeljaatkat

rooikolmuskeljaatkat (plural rooikolmuskeljaatkatte, diminutive rooikolmuskeljaatkatjie)

rooikolmuskeljaatkatte (plural)
rooikolmuskeljaatkatjie (diminutive)

Compound of rooi (“red”) + kol (“spotted”) + muskeljaatkat (“genet”).


suiwer

af-adj

suiwer (attributive suiwere, comparative suiwerder, superlative suiwerste)

suiwere (attributive)
suiwerder (comparative)
suiwerste (superlative)

suiwer wins

neat, pure (i.e after expenses and taxes, when talking about profit)


suiwer

af-verb

suiwer (present suiwer, present participle suiwerende, past participle gesuiwer)

suiwer (present)
suiwerende (participle present)
gesuiwer (participle past)


vanieljegeursel

vanielje geursel
vanielje geursel#Afrikaans

Alternative spelling of vanielje geursel (“vanilla extract”)


nou-nou

→ English: now-now


beskermengel

From Dutch beschermengel. Equivalent to beskerm + engel.


SWAVO

Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie
w:Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie

(Namibia, politics) Abbreviation of Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAPO, South West Africa People's Organization


winskoop

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winskoop (plural winskope, diminutive winskopie)

winskope (plural)
winskopie (diminutive)

bargain (something that can be purchased at an advantageous price)


posadres

postal address (address of a post office box to which letters and parcels can be sent)


temalied

temalied (plural temaliede, diminutive temaliedjie)

temaliede (plural)
temaliedjie (diminutive)

(music) intro, theme song (a song that supports the theme of a radio or TV program and is usually played at the beginning of it)


in die steek laat

af-verb

in die steek laat (present in die steek laat, present participle in die steek laatende, past participle gein die steek laat)

in die steek laat (present)
in die steek laatende (participle present)
gein die steek laat (participle past)

From Dutch in de steek laten (literally “leave in the knot/stitch”). Compare German im Stich lassen.

inh

(idiomatic) to abandon, leave behind, leave in the lurch


Klerk

English: Klerk